Is kool aid jammers good for baby under one?

Answer 1

NO. Anything that has added sugar, corn syrup or other sweeteners is terrible for young children. The number one cause of childhood obesity is juice. This includes Orange Juice, cranberry, apple, and all other 100% fruit juices. The commercials would have us believing that 100% juice equals healthy. Unfortunately, it is not true. Obviously real fruit juice is always better than Kool-Aid or other sugar drinks, but in extreme moderation. It is all based on serving size.

Think of it this way...

1 serving of Grape Juice is 1/3 of a cup.

1 serving of apple juice is 1/2 of a cup.

If you give your child three large 8 oz glasses of 100% juice each day, it's like eating 15 servings of grapes in a day, only without the fiber.

To take it a step further, juice or kool aid or whatever that has no pulp, is absorbed as fast as eating candy, which stresses out the pancreas and leads to diabetes. If you eat an apple, you are getting all of the natural fiber, so the body takes time to break down the sugars. Instead of a sudden rush of sugars like with juice, they get a slow steady stream which is the way nature intended it.

In a nutshell, always choose fresh fruit, never juice. Drink water only. If it's too plain, add a squirt of lemon, lime juices, or a drop of flavored extract like mint or raspberry.